Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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